Series 3 - Sacramento Outlook

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Series 3 - Sacramento Outlook

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Colley arrived in Sacramento in 1948 with a Yale law degree, but faced discriminatory hiring policies that made it difficult to find a job. His first professional position in his new hometown was as a contributing editor at the African American newspaper, the Sacramento Outlook. From 1948 through the 1950s, Colley wrote a column titled “One Man’s Opinion.” He wrote candidly, taking stock of the challenges and opportunities that faced Sacramento’s African American families.